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An Unlikely Path To The Negro Leagues

An Unlikely Path To The Negro Leagues

Today we welcome back Thomas Marshall with an interesting account of an ugly incident in American history. If ever a silver lining can be found in such an incident as this, it was that it ed to certain Leavenworth inmates playing in the Negro Leagues. I think you'll find Tom's essay interesting...
The Shot BEFORE the Shot Heard ‘Round the World!

The Shot BEFORE the Shot Heard ‘Round the World!

Today we welcome back Matt Kastel with an interesting account of a tragic incident that occurred at the Polo grounds on July Fourth, 1950. This is something I had never heard of before. Many years later, it's still painful to read about what happened to a fan casually sitting in the stands and enjoying a ball game...
A Memorable 1969 Day In The Wrigley Field Bleachers!

A Memorable 1969 Day In The Wrigley Field Bleachers!

For years I’ve been trying to get my good friend Mike Handley (aka: “Budman”) to send me details of the memorable day in September, 1969 when he was in the Wrigley Field bleachers and caught a home run ball hit by the Pirates’ Steve Blass. He finally did it!...
The Case For Eddie Mathews

The Case For Eddie Mathews

Vince Jankosi is back today, this time making the case that Eddie Mathews is the best pre-Mike Schmidt third baseman. As usual, Vince has done his homework and makes a very strong case. See if you agree...
The All-Quirky All-Star Team!

The All-Quirky All-Star Team!

"Ah...You can't beat fun at the old ballpark," famously said beloved broadcaster, Harry Caray. For that matter you can't beat fun here on our Baseball History Comes Alive website, either!...
J.R. Richard, RIP

J.R. Richard, RIP

The baseball world was saddened yesterday as we learned of the passing of one of the great pitchers from the recent past, J.R. Richard...
Protecting Pitchers From Line Drives

Protecting Pitchers From Line Drives

The sound of the crack of the bat. It’s a sound like no other in sports. When winter turns to spring it’s one of the harbingers of the summer game in the United States and wherever baseball is played around the world!...
ALBERT BELLE FOR THE HALL OF FAME

ALBERT BELLE FOR THE HALL OF FAME

Today we welcome the first guest post from Daniel McNamara. He makes an interesting case that the surly slugger, Albert Belle is Hall-of-fame worthy based on his performance between the white lines...
Part Two of Paul Doyle’s Posts on Baseball “Scribes.”

Part Two of Paul Doyle’s Posts on Baseball “Scribes.”

As some of you will remember, in Part One in his two part series on baseball scribes, Paul featured Hall-of-Fame sportswriter, Fred Lieb. Today, he takes a chapter from Lieb’s classic book, Baseball As I Have Known It, and presents Lieb’s personally selected All-Star teams from four different eras.
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